A few weeks ago we did a webinar about whether it makes sense to use the cloud to store backups. Every time somebody at Storage Switzerland says something positive about storing things in the cloud, we can always count on…
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The Cloud just got cheaper – again
Tagged with: Archive, Backup, Cloud, Cloudian, Deduplication, Disk, NFS, Object Storage, SMB
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The Impact of Big Backup on Disk Backup Appliances with Data Deduplication
Thanks to data efficiency, disk is the primary backup target in most data centers. However, with backup, weeks, months and years of retention are kept and therefore the cost of straight disk is untenable. However, with data deduplication, which compares…
Tagged with: Backup, Compression, Deduplication, Disk, DRAM, ExaGrid, Recovery in Place, Replication, RTO, VM
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Should Backups and DR be separate Systems?
Backup and DR can be separate systems, but do not have to be. Modern advances in backup and DR technology make it possible to have a single integrated system to satisfy the needs of both, and I can think of…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloudian, Deduplication, Disk, dr, NFS, Object Storage, RAID, SMB
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MeetTheCEO of Cloudian!
Cloudian CEO, Michael Tso is our guest on this LIVE MeetTheCEO with Storage Switzerland’s George Crump and Charlie Hodges. The team discusses Mr. Tso’s background, introduces listeners to Object Storage as the next stage in unstructured data storage and what…
Webinar: Does Object Storage Make Sense for Backups?
Everyone understands disk has become the primary target for backups in the last several years. It’s also safe to say that the main type of disk storage used as a target for backups would be a purpose-built backup appliance that…
Spectra Logic Takes on Glacier
Spectra Logic is taking on Glacier (Amazon’s product for cold storage) in both senses of that term. Another way to say it is they are in “coopetitiion” with Glacier. First, BlackPearl is Spectra Logic’s object storage system that supports both…
MeetTheCEO: Spectra Logic’s CEO Nathan Thompson
Spectra Logic’s Nathan Thompson is our guest on this MeetTheCEO podcast with Storage Swiss’ George Crump and Charlie Hodges. The team discusses Nathan’s new book “Society’s Genome: Genetic Diversity’s Role in Digital Preservation” and how enterprises can overcome the challenge…
Tagged with: Archive, Data Protection, Disk, Hard disk, MeetTheCEO, NAS, Object Storage, SpectraLogic, Tape
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Hyperconverged Flash – Scaling
Scale Computing Briefing Note There are generally three ways one can use flash in a storage system. From a data management perspective, the all-flash array is the easy approach as one does not need to decide what will go on…
Tagged with: Cache, Cloud, Disk, DRaaS, Flash, IOPS, Scale Computing, Tiering, VM
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Creating a Crawl, Walk, Run Approach to Archive
In a recent entry, “What Killed Archive?“, I discussed why most data centers don’t move inactive data from expensive storage to less expensive storage, despite a very compelling return on investment (ROI). The number one killer of the archive process…
Tagged with: Archive, Crossroads, Disk, Fujifilm, Recovery, ROI, Tape, Virtualization
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Is Deduplication Useless on Archive Data?
One of the techniques that storage vendors use to reduce the cost of hard disk-based storage is deduplication. Deduplication is the elimination of redundant data across files. The technology is ideal for backup, since so much of a current copy…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Crossroads, Disaster recovery, Disk, dr, Fujifilm, Hybrid, Tape
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